This quiz will show you pictures
of various plants and ask you to type in the appropriate latin binomial.
There is only one correct answer and the spelling has to be exact. Be sure to capitalize the genus but not the specific epithet. To see any image
at a higher resolution, just click on it.

Whenever possible, you should
give the full scientific name of the species (ex: Calliandra tweedii).

If the species is unknown, you
should give the genus followed by "sp." in lower case (ex: Ephedra sp.).

If the plant is a hybrid, there
should be an "x" between the genus and
the specific epithet (ex: Platanus x acerifolia).

If there is a known cultivar
name, it should appear in single quotes (ex: Abelia 'Edward Goucher').

If the cultivar is unknown, you
should put "cv." in lower case at the end (ex: Prunus cerasifera cv.).

If you enjoy this stuff, you should
become a taxonomist.

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